Iceland Sea
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The Iceland Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean located between Greenland, Iceland, and the Jan Mayen area, known for its cold waters, sea ice, and role in North Atlantic ocean circulation.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marginal sea
ⓘ
sea ⓘ |
| adjacentToExclusiveEconomicZoneOf |
Greenland
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ Norway ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Greenland
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ Jan Mayen ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Denmark Strait
ⓘ
Greenland Sea ⓘ Norwegian Sea ⓘ |
| governedBy | international maritime law ⓘ |
| hasEcology | Arctic marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cold surface temperatures
ⓘ
deep water formation areas ⓘ seasonal sea ice cover ⓘ |
| hasHazard | sea ice for navigation ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
brine rejection during ice formation
ⓘ
deep convection in winter ⓘ sea ice formation ⓘ |
| hasUse |
fishing grounds
ⓘ
scientific oceanographic research area ⓘ |
| influences |
North Atlantic Deep Water formation
ⓘ
thermohaline circulation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cold waters
ⓘ
role in North Atlantic ocean circulation ⓘ sea ice ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Greenland
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
North Atlantic area ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic region
Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jan Mayen ⓘ |
| oceanographicRegion | Nordic Seas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
North Atlantic subpolar gyre system ⓘ |
| salinity | relatively high for polar waters ⓘ |
| seaIce | multi-year sea ice presence in some years ⓘ |
| temperature | near-freezing surface temperatures in winter ⓘ |
| waterMass |
Arctic-origin water
ⓘ
Atlantic-origin water inflow ⓘ cold polar water ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.